Randomized Phase II Study Comparing Concise Versus Prolonged Afatinib as Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Resected Stage I-III NSCLC With EGFR Mutation

Brief Summary

Detailed Description

In order to determine if one is eligible to participate in this study they would be asked to undergo some screening tests or procedures. Many of these tests and procedures are likely to be part of regular cancer care and may be done even if it turns out that one does not take part in the research study. If the patient has had some of these tests or procedures recently, they may or may not have to be repeated. These tests and procedures include: a medical history, performance status, physical exam and vital signs including height and weight, an assessment of your tumor, routine blood tests, pregnancy test, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram and/or multigated acquisition scan. If these tests show that a patient is eligible to participate in the research study, they will begin the study treatment. If one does not meet the eligibility criteria, they will not be able to participate in this research study. Because no one knows which of the study options is best, the patients will be "randomized" into one of the study groups. They will take afatinib by mouth every day for either 3 months (short course) or for 2 years (long course). Randomization means that one is put into a group by chance. It is like flipping a coin. Neither the patient, nor the research doctor will choose what group the patient will be in. You will have a 50/50 chance of being placed in any group. Regardless of which study group one is put in, all patients will take Afatinib by mouth every day. The first cycle will last 28 days. All cycles after that will last 25-31 days. Patients will take their medication (tablets) by mouth once a day, at about the same time each day. They should take Afatinib with a glass of water. Afatinib treatment will continue until the assigned course is completed, or until there are side effects that cannot be tolerated, or one decides to stop study treatment, of if the lung cancer returns. Patients will be asked to come to the clinic at the following time points: * Day 1 and 8 of Cycle 1 * Day 1 of Cycles 2, 3 and 4 * Off treatment visit-28 days after the last dose of study drug If one is assigned to the long course, one will also need to come in for clinic visits on Day 1 of Cycles 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22 and 25. If one is assigned to the short course, one does not need to come in for these additional clinic visits. The following tests and procedures will be done to monitor for side effects of afatinib. * Routine blood tests-about 2 tablespoons of blood * Performance status * Physical exam and vital signs, including height and weight The following tests and procedures will be done to monitor for recurrence of lung cancer. These visits are the same, regardless of whether one is taking a short course, or a long course of afatinib. There will be clinic visits once every 6 months for 3 years (months 7, 13, 19, 25, 31, 37 and 49), and then one more visit 1 year later. The following tests and procedures will be done at these follow up visits: a CT scan of the chest, routine blood tests, performance status and a physical exam, including height and weight.

Primary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes

• Number of patients with adverse events(2 years)
• Molecular genotype of recurrent cancers(2 years)
• overall survival(2 years)